How To! | Survive Getting Fired

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🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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If you recently lost your job—or think you might lose it soon—Laura Brown and Kristina O'Neill are here to help! On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace talks to the authors of All the Cool Girls Get Fired about what to do when you get the ax—and how to turn termination into a real opportunity. If you liked this conversation, check out the Slate podcast Death, Sex & Money’s recent episode on “Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z.” Looking for a different kind of career advice? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. The show is produced by Rosemary Belson and Sophie Summergrad. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer. Get more of How To! with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of How To! and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the How To! show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/howtoplus for access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.6	Obviously this episode is about getting fired about the kind of existential fear that people have when they lose their jobs.
1:09.1	But I want to hear first about your personal experiences getting fired.
1:13.7	Well, we like to go chronologically because Laura was the real trailblazer here.
1:16.4	Yeah, not to brag, but I was fired first.
1:26.3	Welcome to how to. I'm Carve-Wallis. You know, getting fired sucks. And it's probably happened to the best of us at some time or another
1:28.6	because if you are in the working adult world long enough there will inevitably
1:33.7	come a time when your boss calls you in for a meeting and you show up to find that
1:37.4	you're being ambushed by an HR rep and some paperwork for you to sign and this
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